Colorado Football Stars Shidevor Sanders and Travis Hunter both had impressive performances in Buffalo’s rout of Oklahoma State on Friday.
Sanders threw five touchdowns. In a 52–0 win over the Cowboys, and Hunter caught 10 passes for 116 yards in Colorado’s regular-season finale. The two-way star also intercepted one of Oklahoma State quarterback Maealiuaki Smith’s passes.
Before the game, Schedover and his brother and teammate, Shiloh Sanders, were escorted to the Buffaloes’ home field by their father, Colorado’s head coach. Deon Sanders.
Schedvor is widely projected to be one of the first players selected in next year’s NFL draft. Hunter, a Heisman Trophy contender, is also a likely first-round draft selection.
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Shader and Hunter NFL Prospects That has sparked some speculation about whether star players will skip Colorado’s yet-to-be-scheduled bowl game. But the Buffaloes’ signal caller says he will play in a bowl game.
“It’s a team thing,” Sanders said Friday. “The Buffs don’t look the same if me and T and a few other guys aren’t out there. We understand what pieces of the team we are, we’re overall leaders and the number of players that sit out if we’re out there. were not working.”
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Colorado needs help Saturday to make it to the Big 12 title game. If the Buffs don’t get it, they’ll be a good bet to make the Holiday Bowl on Dec. 27 or the Alamo Bowl on Dec. 28. This will be Colorado’s first bowl game in a non-Covid season since 2016. The Buffs haven’t won a bowl game since 2004.
Colorado Buffaloes’ LaJohante Vester (10) celebrates with Travis Hunter (12) and Shadvar Sanders (2) after their first quarter touchdown against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Folsom Field on Nov. 29, 2024 in Boulder, Colorado. (Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
Bowl games have declined in popularity and importance since the introduction of the College Football Playoff, and this year the system is expanding from four to 12 teams.
Although many top players choose to skip second-tier bowl games, Coach Sanders said the Buffs will all show up and play.
“Our kids are going to play in our bowl game because that’s what we signed up to do,” the Pro Football Hall of Famer said. “We’re going to finish. We’re not going to tap out because that eliminates the structure for next season.”
Colorado head coach Dion Sanders waves to the crowd before the game against North Dakota State on Aug. 29, 2024 in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Sanders played at Florida State before making it to the NFL. Last season, the Seminoles were snubbed by a four-team playoff despite their undefeated record. Many players opted out of the Orange Bowl, and the Seminoles lost to Georgia 63-3.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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